Martha BebingerReporterEmail EmailMartha Bebinger covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR.Recently publishedSteward reaches deal to sell physicians network to Rural Healthcare GroupSteward Health Care has reached a deal to sell its 5,000-doctor physicians network to Tennessee-based Rural Healthcare Group, a company owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries. The agreement still...HealthAug 13, 2024Here are the major health bills advocates wish lawmakers passedIn a state that prides itself on health care access, quality and innovation, some advocates say they're dismayed by how little the Massachusetts Legislature accomplished before wrapping formal business last...HealthAug 12, 2024Reviving debate about an alcohol tax increase in MassachusettsA poll shows broad support for an 10 cent per drink tax on alcohol in Massachusetts — if the money goes toward preventing underage drinking, substance use treatment, domestic violence...HealthAug 6, 2024Steward closing in on deals to sell 5 Mass. hospitalsAn attorney for Steward Health Care said Tuesday the company has made "significant progress" on deals to sell five Massachusetts hospitals, which would allow them to remain open under new...HealthAug 6, 2024Judge approves Carney, Nashoba Valley closures as Steward crisis deepensA federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for Steward Health Care to close two Massachusetts hospitals, while the fate of the company’s other hospitals remains unsettled and Steward runs...HealthJul 31, 2024AdvertisementSteward plans to close Carney Hospital, Nashoba Valley Medical CenterSteward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its Massachusetts hospitals — Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer — that received no...ResumeHealth04:31Jul 26, 2024Mass. Congressman Stephen Lynch on his friendship with President BidenRep. Lynch also discusses what's next for his party, and the latest on Steward Health Care.ResumeRadio Boston22:14Jul 25, 2024Deaths from heart disease and stroke likely climb in Mass. during heat wavesA researcher predicts the three-day heat wave that engulfed much of Massachusetts this week will cause six to eight additional deaths in the state due to heart attacks, strokes and...HealthJul 17, 2024Nitazenes, opioids often more potent than fentanyl, emerge as new overdose threat in Mass.The state says versions of nitazenes up to 25 times stronger than fentanyl have been detected in Massachusetts, raising the overdose risks for people who use drugs. Naloxone or Narcan...HealthJul 16, 2024Boston gets $10 million to help close life expectancy gap between neighborhoods“Being able to live a long and healthy life shouldn’t depend on your wallet or where you live,” said the foundation's president Dr. Ann Hwang.Local CoverageJul 10, 2024Next Page
Steward reaches deal to sell physicians network to Rural Healthcare GroupSteward Health Care has reached a deal to sell its 5,000-doctor physicians network to Tennessee-based Rural Healthcare Group, a company owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries. The agreement still...HealthAug 13, 2024
Here are the major health bills advocates wish lawmakers passedIn a state that prides itself on health care access, quality and innovation, some advocates say they're dismayed by how little the Massachusetts Legislature accomplished before wrapping formal business last...HealthAug 12, 2024
Reviving debate about an alcohol tax increase in MassachusettsA poll shows broad support for an 10 cent per drink tax on alcohol in Massachusetts — if the money goes toward preventing underage drinking, substance use treatment, domestic violence...HealthAug 6, 2024
Steward closing in on deals to sell 5 Mass. hospitalsAn attorney for Steward Health Care said Tuesday the company has made "significant progress" on deals to sell five Massachusetts hospitals, which would allow them to remain open under new...HealthAug 6, 2024
Judge approves Carney, Nashoba Valley closures as Steward crisis deepensA federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for Steward Health Care to close two Massachusetts hospitals, while the fate of the company’s other hospitals remains unsettled and Steward runs...HealthJul 31, 2024
Steward plans to close Carney Hospital, Nashoba Valley Medical CenterSteward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its Massachusetts hospitals — Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer — that received no...ResumeHealth04:31Jul 26, 2024
Mass. Congressman Stephen Lynch on his friendship with President BidenRep. Lynch also discusses what's next for his party, and the latest on Steward Health Care.ResumeRadio Boston22:14Jul 25, 2024
Deaths from heart disease and stroke likely climb in Mass. during heat wavesA researcher predicts the three-day heat wave that engulfed much of Massachusetts this week will cause six to eight additional deaths in the state due to heart attacks, strokes and...HealthJul 17, 2024
Nitazenes, opioids often more potent than fentanyl, emerge as new overdose threat in Mass.The state says versions of nitazenes up to 25 times stronger than fentanyl have been detected in Massachusetts, raising the overdose risks for people who use drugs. Naloxone or Narcan...HealthJul 16, 2024
Boston gets $10 million to help close life expectancy gap between neighborhoods“Being able to live a long and healthy life shouldn’t depend on your wallet or where you live,” said the foundation's president Dr. Ann Hwang.Local CoverageJul 10, 2024
